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TEACHERS' FED THROWS OPEN
DOOR TQ ALDERMEN
A key to the office of the Chicago
Teachers' Federation and a copy of
the figures forming the combination
to the vault where fifteen years'
records of the federation are kept are
in the hands of the city council
schools sub-committee.
"We asked for these two weeks ago
and got them and we have been using
them," said Aid. Robert M. Buck to
day. "Two men working under Maj.
NVIiles, head of the efficiency staff of
the finance committee of the council,
are finishing this week a thorough
and comprehensive report on the
cash handled by the Teachers' Fed
oration since it was organized.
"Where the federation gets its mo
ney, how much money it has and
what the money has been used for
will be covered in the forthcoming re
port. It will be embodied in our sub
committee report to Chairman Lynch
and members of the council schools
committee." " "
Aid. Buck was asked if the teach
ers' union has sljown itself more
ready than the school board to co-op-derate
with aldermen toward getting
information. Buck replied:
"Margaret Haley, business repre
sentative of the federation, kept the
promise made our committee in our
City Hall hearing, what the effici
ency staff is now examining is the
original official records of the federa
tion. The journals, day books and
ledgers now under scrutiny are the
final accounts, and it is our belief
that they will tell just about every
thing anybody could, wish to know
about Teachers' Federation money
matters.
"This information which the
Teachers' federation has offered! us
is precisely the sort of information
the school board has refused us. We
asked the school board for the open
door to its accounts. We courteously
told the school board there has for a
long time been a public accusation
that secrecy of joublic school finan- i
cial accqunts is not a good thing for
parents and school children.
"Instead pi the door being opened
to us, and the key and the combina
tion to the safe handed us, the school
board slammed the door in our faces
and Sec'y Lewis Larsen has persist
ently refused to let the council
schools committee examine journals,
day books and ledgers or any other
original official records of the board.
Qur rights in this matter are being
contested in the courts. We expect
this fall to have from the supreme
court a decision on whathfir t.hn
school board must open the door and
let daylight in on its financial accounts."
ETTELSON SAYS HE LED FIGHT
FOR HOME RULE BILL
Corp. Counsel Sam Ettelson denies
the charge that he was in any way
responsible for the defeat of the
home rule bill at the last session of
the legislature. He says the report
was spread around by political en
emies, among whom was Aid. Chas.
E. Merriam.
"The records Of the. lnfit lom'elatnra
will show that I led the fight in the
senate for the naKsacfi nf th hnmn
rule bill," said Ettelson. "And I was
the one who forced it out of commit
tee and got a vote on it I have al
ways earnestly and sincerely worked
for home, rule for Chicago.
"Any statement to the contrary is
untrue. The home rule bill was de
feated in the lover house. Just look
op the records and see if you can find
any other state senator from Chi
cago who foueht as I did for hnm
rule. When the home rule comes un
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"b",u " worn, jusi as nara ior It.
Mayor Thompson wants home rule.
I'm glad to hear the United Societies
are going to line up for a clear-cut
home rule program."
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